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1. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
not during the deployment.
you can change the when the deploy is finished.
Kind regards
Nautilus
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2. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
you might want to take a look at this whitepaper
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3. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
Thnaks for the reply ...
good technic for increasing partition size, but i want to decrease the disk size.
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4. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
thanks,
but how to decrease the disk size after deploye -? ( not partition size but disk size )
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5. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
the best bet would be to make a new template with the disk size you want. I don't know of a way to decrease the size of a disk during deployment off of a template.
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6. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
Couldn't he just power on the template as a VM and use converter and lessen the hdd size and then just newsid/or sysprep it? Granded it's not deploying the template but close enough
- Kyle
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7. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
yes, that would work. I just think the OP is looking for a way to do this off of deployment. Descreasing the size during deployment, in my opinion, just is not possible.
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8. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
khughes -- yes i am
doing the same thing all the time --- deploy -- V2V -
sysprep ...etc..
Troy Clavell --
you are right ... i am looking for a way to change hdd size at a time of
deploying ..
Because it is nice to have 1 OS template rather than 10s of templates with
every possible hdd sizes ...
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9. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
so why not make a small template with a small HDD size, maybe 6GB, then use the document i posted earlier and deploy new VM's off that template and increase the disk size, instead of trying to decrease,which cannot be done, that I know of, during deployment.
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10. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
I agree with Troy here, if you only want one template, you need to make it small so you can grow it to the right size. The deploy feature is really just a fantsy clone & sysprep tool. If you want to keep your current template to make smaller disk sizes, you'll be stuck with the v2v process unfortunatly, or until VMware comes out with a way to modify the sizes during a deploy (which isn't a bad idea to try and push for)
- Kyle
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11. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
hi troy,
the document you posted is for increasing the Partition size if the disk has free space ... it want increase the disk size ..
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12. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
1 person found this helpfulCheck out this thread, has all the information you'll need on increasing the disk size:
http://communities.vmware.com/thread/120873?tstart=0
- Kyle
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13. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
you run the disk extension before the VM powers on using vmkfstools.
Disk/Partition... you want to increase the C: drive corrrect? It will work, but you have to extend the Disk/Partiton before you power on the VM.
hope this helps.
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14. Re: deploy VM from template -- changing hdd size
Kyle --- thanks for a helpful link
Troy --- i think you are right i have to go with what you have suggested ...
Both of you thanks again for a wonderful and quick help ..